Phoenix, NY -- The victim of a fight outside a Phoenix bar told village police he had two bags of heroin and drug paraphernalia in his car the night he was attacked outside Bombadils Tavern, Chief Rod Carr said.

Police did not charge the victim, Scott L. Cook Jr., 24, of 54 State Route 176, Hannibal, with the drugs because none of the heroin or needles could be found. Instead, Cook was handed over to Camillus Police on a three-year-old warrant charging him with misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and other vehicle-related charges, Carr said.

Carr said that Cook and a friend went to Bombadils on Main Street to party late Nov. 6. But Cook remained in his car while his friend went inside. About 12:30 a.m., the driver in a truck next to Cook began revving his engine. Cook yelled at the man, who got out of his truck and beat Cook until he was unconscious with a broken jaw, Carr said.

The attacker, Shane L. Raponi, 19, of 624 Highland St., Fulton, was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. Cook was taken to Oswego Hospital, where he was released later on Nov. 7.

Police asked Cook to tell them what happened, at which point Cook admitted to losing the drugs and needles during the encounter.